1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team

The 1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University of Missouri as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dwight T. Reed, the Tigers compiled an 8–0–1 record. The team was ranked No. 4 among the 1953 black college teams with a Dickinson System rating of 24.25, behind Tennessee A&I (25.83), Prairie View (25.00), and Florida A&M (24.50).

1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football
MAA co-champion
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record8–0–1 (4–0–1 MAA)
Head coach
1953 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Lincoln (MO) + 4 0 18 0 1
No. 3 Tennessee A&I + 2 0 18 0 1
No. 12 Grambling 2 1 08 2 0
No. 10 Texas Southern 2 1 07 3 0
Kentucky State 1 3 06 4 0
Central State (OH) 0 3 01 5 0
Jackson 0 3 05 4 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier
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